Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] company, completed the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) CDR in just 10 months after authorization to proceed with the project. FOO Fighter […]
LEO Missions
SDA issues solicitation to recompete 10 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma Variant space vehicles
The Space Development Agency (SDA) seeks industry submissions to recompete 10 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Gamma variant space vehicles—this solicitation is for the Gamma (γ) variant of the Tranche […]
CesiumAstro to deliver space payloads + ground systems for Taiwan’s 1st SATCOM constellation
CesiumAstro has entered into a contract with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to deliver software-defined radio (SDR) space communications payloads and ground user terminals for Taiwan’s first LEO communications satellite […]
Successful launch of Norway’s new satellite
Norway’s new national satellite, NorSat-4, built by Space Flight Laboratory, was launched on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 8:09 PM Norwegian time. During the night leading into Wednesday, the control […]
Firefly Aerospace ready to launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft
“Message in a Booster” mission will launch Lockheed Martin’s technology demonstration spacecraft to low Earth orbit Following a successful rocket static fire test, Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has announced the company’s […]
FOSSA Systems launches their new generation of nanosatellites
FOSSA Systems has launched the company’s new generation of satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The aerospace startup is placing three FOSSASats into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 […]
Rivada tapped for VNO contract with U.S. Navy + establishes secure services office
The United States Navy has contracted Rivada to develop and deliver Virtual Network Operator (VNO) capabilities via the company’s Outernet constellation. The Rivada Outernet is a next-generation LEO satellite constellation. […]
Rheinmetall + ICEYE to provide satellite imagery to the Ukraine — plus — ICEYE + Aechelon Technology partner for SAR satellite and ML technology solutions
The strengthened cooperation between Rheinmetall and SAR satellite company ICEYE, announced in September 2024, is already bearing fruit — to meet Ukraine‘s urgent demands for SAR satellite reconnaissance capabilities, Rheinmetall […]
WISeKey subsidiary WISeSat.Space preps for a January 2025 launch of next-generation satellite
WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY) has announced that the firm’s subsidiary, WISeSat.Space, is preparing for the mid-January 2025 launch of the next-generation satellite. This launch represents a […]
HydRON: Satellites using lasers for faster data sharing
ESA has signed a contract for Element #1, the first phase of the HydRON Demonstration System — HydRON, which stands for High thRoughput Optical Network, is set to transform the […]